The Cruise Ship Murder Of Anna Kepner16 Jun

Anna Kepner Cruise Ship: She Slept at Friends’ Houses Just to Avoid Him

Anna Kepner’s ex-boyfriend says Anna’s brother told him she was scared of Timothy Hudson. That she would stay at friends’ houses just to not be around him. That the fear was known. That it was ongoing.

And then the family put Anna and Hudson in the same cabin on a cruise ship. Three teenagers. One room. Parents across the hall. No adult checked in for hours.

The question that has consumed this case since November — should the parents face charges — is louder than ever. Hudson’s own step-grandmother went on CBS and called the cruise “a recipe for disaster.” But between that demand and a federal courtroom sits a jurisdictional wall that may make prosecution impossible: a Panamanian-flagged ship, international waters, and no federal statute that covers a parent’s vacation decision.

Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Tony and Robin to examine whether charges are possible, what evidence would be required, and the heartbreaking reality that the loudest question in this case may not have a legal answer.

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Anna Kepner Case: Shauntel Went to Court for WHAT?!

Anna Kepner’s cruise ship murder case has another court record pulling the Hudson and Kepner families back into the same story. Shauntel Hudson is seeking child support from her ex-husband, Thomas Hud...

12 Sep 50min

Anna Kepner Cruise Ship Murder: What His Mom Filed Eight Weeks Out

Thomas Hudson went to court before the Carnival Horizon ever left the dock. His contempt motion accused Shauntel of withholding their children and refusing him his court-ordered parenting time. His la...

12 Sep 26min

Anna Kepner's Stepbrother's Mom Won't Do What?

A federal court filing just used the phrase "very unfortunate family dynamic" to explain why Timothy Hudson's murder trial can't move forward. His defense lawyers told Judge Beth Bloom they don't have...

31 Aug 23min

Anna Kepner's Last Snapchat: What Adults Ignored Before Her Death

Here's the pattern that shows up in case after case, and Anna Kepner's story might be the cleanest example of it yet. Somebody warns the adults about a teenager, and the adults reach for whatever expl...

11 Aug 17min

What Did The FBI Find On The Carnival Horizon After Anna Kepner Was Killed?

The crime scene was a cruise ship. It sailed into port the morning after Anna Kepner was found dead. Thousands of passengers disembarked. The vessel was cleaned and prepared for its next voyage. And s...

9 Jul 33min

What Happened To Anna Kepner's Family After The Carnival Horizon?

The family that boarded the Carnival Horizon together has fractured in every direction — and the fault lines run deeper than most people realize. This look back, with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott, ex...

8 Jul 34min

Did Anyone Try To Warn Anna Kepner's Family Before The Cruise?

The people outside this family are telling a story the prosecution's "no warning" language doesn't acknowledge. Anna Kepner's ex-boyfriend's father has publicly claimed he tried to warn the family — t...

6 Jul 44min